Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-10-26
THE WILL or THOMAS PAINE.
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] "a interesting Document IN tao ofi1ce OF
the Surrogate Of New York.
Tom Paine was seventy-two years
old when he wrote his will. It is dated
January Is, 1909, and he died the 9Th
day Of June Of that year. II is a re-
marKable document, and reads for the
most part as follows:
The last VIII and Testament of me,
the subscriber, Thomas Paine. Repos-
ing confidence in my Creator, God, and
in no other being, for know of no
other, nor believe in any other, /,
Thomas Paine, of the state of New
York, author OF the work entitled
Common Sense written in Philadel-
phia in 1875, and published in that city
the beginning Of January, 1776, which
awakened America to 3 declaration Of
Independence the 4th Of July following
which was as fast as the work could
spread throughout such an extensive
country; author also of the several
numbers of the american Crisis y
thirteen in all, published occasionally
during the progress of the Revolution
airy Wharf.-The last is en- the peace; au-
thor also of the "Rights of Man, parts
the first and second, written and pub
lished in London in 1891 and '92;
author also of a work on religion, cage
or Reason parts the first and second
Author also of several other
/ works not here OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tations on first Principles of Govern
ment;' Decline and Fall of the
English System of Finance;' Agra
rain Justice etc., etc.-make this my
last will and testament. that is to say:
/ give and bequeath to my executors
hereinafter appointed, Walter Morton
and Thomas Adds Emmett, thirty
shares hold in the New York Phoenix
Insurance company, which cost me
/ 81, 470-they are worth now upwards
of 81 ,5e0-and all my movable effects,
and also the money that may be in my
trunk or elsewhere at the time of my
/ decease, paying thereout the expenses
of my funeral. In ttust as to the said
shares, movables and money for Mar
| garet Brazeil Bonneville, wife of Mich
olas Bonneville, Paris, for her own sole
and separate use and at her own dis
posal, notwithstanding her converture.
| AS to my farm in New Rochelle, give,
devise and bequeath the same to my
said executors, Walter Morton and
Thomas Adds Emmett and to the sur
vivor of them, his heirs and assigns for
ever. In trust. nevertheless, to sell
and dispose of the north side thereof,
now in the occupation of Andrew A.
Dean, l give to my friend Walter Nor
| ton of the New York Phoenix Insur-
ance company, and Thomas Adds En-
met, counsellor-at-law,l late of Irel4nd,
5000 each, and 500 to Mrs. Palmer.
widow of Elihu Palmer, of New York, to
be paid out of the money arising from
said sale, and l give the remainder OF
the money arising from that sale. one
half thereof to the Clio Hickman of
High or Upper Mary Ia Bonnie street,
London, and the other half to Nicholas
Bonneville of Paris, husband of Mar
garet B. Bonneville, aforesaid. AS to
the south part of the said farm, con-
tanning upwards of 100 acres, in trust, to
rent out the same or otherwise put
it to profit, as shall be found most adj
visable, and to pay the rents and profits
| thereof to the said Margaret B. Bonnie
vile, in trust for the children Benjamin
and Thomas Bonneville, their educa-
ton and maintenance until they come
to the age of twenty-one years, ia or
der that she may cring them well up.
give them good and useful learning
and instruct them in their duty to God
and the practice of morality CATER
some further directions concerning this
property, Paine continuess) Il know
not if the society of people called
| Quakersadmit person to be buried in
their burying ground who does not be-
long to their society, but if they do, or
will admit me, l would prefer being
buried there. MY father belonged to
that profession, and | was partly
brought up in it. But If it is not consis-
tent with their rules to do this, desire
to be buried on my farm at New Ro-
chelle. The place where / am to be
buried to BE- a square of twelve feet, to
be enclosed with rows of trees and 6
stone or post-and-rail fence, with a
maidstone with my name and age en-
graved upon il. Author of Common
Sense Placing confidence in my ex
ecutors and their friendship, herewith
take final leave of their friendship and |
the world. have lived an honest and
useful life to mankind, and my time
has been spent in doing good, and l
die In perfect composure and resigna-
ton to the will of my Creator, God.
Dated this 18th day of January, 1909.
THOMAS PAINE"
[Harper's Weekly.